Dear Joe,

Thanks for the information.

I learn so much from this forum.

I appreciate your knowledge and expertise on this
subject.

Cossomby

You ask what would I do if everything was taken away? Good question that no one could answer unless in that situation. The other question is what would you do if you were given everything for zero return. You have a hospital to go to when your man beats you, police when your uncle wants his promised 13 year old, housing given to you, free grog and food money. I would be thanking God everyday that it wasn't Chinese or Japanese or Dutch or Muslims. I would suggest a culture not being thankful for this needs some serious self examination instead of the usual activist Cr p that keeps the victim mentality in place for generations to come.

Cossomby: what if you and your descendants get blocked for generations from education, land ownership, real careers?

Did these people even know what education was in the Western sense of the word? I don’t think so. You are pushing “now” 21st. Century thinking into 16th. Century. Even 16th. Century Europeans didn’t get an education as we do today.

Aboriginal people (children) in towns, settlements & Cities, are begged to go to school, to learn & work in Australia. But most are more interested in skiving off because their "drunk uncle" & their parents are so brainwashed to hate Whitey by the "Uncles" that they do everything they can to disadvantage themselves. Sad, so Sad.

Have a look at:

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/why-australia-lies-to-itself-about-its-indigenous-history-20160330-gnuo4t.html

Why do we feel so strongly about and commemorate our failed invasion (Gallipoli), but refuse to recognise our successful one (Australia) as an invasion?

I'll respond to other comments tomorrow.

Cossomby, what is the best point of this article?

The author used an example from another country "Gun violence in America," to explain what?

Why didn't he use an example of American Indian's and compare the treatment of the natives of both countries at their times of "invasion."

Why did he avoid this?

Cossomby - Why do we feel so strongly about and commemorate our failed invasion (Gallipoli), but refuse to recognise our successful one (Australia) as an invasion?

Because Australian's were involved in Gallipoli.
There were no Australians involved in the invasions of Australia. Simple

This whole issue should be sorted out with the British Empire, the average Australian cannot answer for the British Empire.

The word "whitewash" I have seen it thrown around recently in the media, yet don't think they are using it correctly at all or understand the meaning.

Why is the average Australian being harassed about this issue?

How do you say Terra Nullius in Chinese?